CZ9shooter
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I finally decided that I needed a full size all steel 9mm. I have had an SR9 for quite a while but wanted to try something different. It was my first handgun. Nothing wrong with it, fuctioned and felt right to me. As far as striker fired pistols go, the trigger was excellent. But as time went on I started to gain an appreciation for more traditional designs. Guns arent cheap though, unfortunatley I had to sell the SR.
Enter the CZ75. I went with the decocker version. Namely the CZ75BD Police. I like the decocker feature for my purposes, plus the "police" designation added a couple little bells and whistles. Price was right too.
I have only had time to put about two hundred round through it, but so far I am in love with this thing. I thought the SR fit my hands well. I was wrong. The grip feel and general ergonomics of the CZ cannot be matched. The solid feel invites confidence. The balance is much better than most top heavy polymer pistols. Some reviews complain about the girth and long trigger reach. I experience none of those problems. My hands may be above average in size, but not not by much. It surely is not well suited to carry, but as a range and HD gun.... perfect!
The trigger is good, not excellent though. DA pull weight is on the heavy side. Some gritiness as well. It will hiopefully smooth out with time. The weight I dont mind so much seeing as how the heavy trigger is the primary saftey. I will rarely shoot it in DA mode anyhow. The SA pull is quite good though. It doesnt rival my modded Ruger Mark III or many 1911's out there, but for an out of the box, duty oriented pistol it will do just fine. Little bit of creep, but smooth and as light as it really needs to be. I sure cant complain. My groups are already better than I was getting with the SR9. The heft makes it a pleasure to shoot.
I already picked up a set of factory rubber grips. Plus there is a variety of other aftermarket goodies out there to be had. I might tinker with springs in the near future. Competition sights might be nice too. A hammer from CZcustom or CGW sounds nice, but that can wait a while.
Only downside I have found is that the chamber has a very short lead. Nearly everything I have left over from the SR9 will not fully chamber in the CZ. I mostly reload truncated cone bullets. Regular round nose probably wouldnt have been much of an issue. No big deal really, just gives me a reason to work up some new loads.
Sorry for the rant. Just wanted to share my opinion with those who might be interested.
Enter the CZ75. I went with the decocker version. Namely the CZ75BD Police. I like the decocker feature for my purposes, plus the "police" designation added a couple little bells and whistles. Price was right too.
I have only had time to put about two hundred round through it, but so far I am in love with this thing. I thought the SR fit my hands well. I was wrong. The grip feel and general ergonomics of the CZ cannot be matched. The solid feel invites confidence. The balance is much better than most top heavy polymer pistols. Some reviews complain about the girth and long trigger reach. I experience none of those problems. My hands may be above average in size, but not not by much. It surely is not well suited to carry, but as a range and HD gun.... perfect!
The trigger is good, not excellent though. DA pull weight is on the heavy side. Some gritiness as well. It will hiopefully smooth out with time. The weight I dont mind so much seeing as how the heavy trigger is the primary saftey. I will rarely shoot it in DA mode anyhow. The SA pull is quite good though. It doesnt rival my modded Ruger Mark III or many 1911's out there, but for an out of the box, duty oriented pistol it will do just fine. Little bit of creep, but smooth and as light as it really needs to be. I sure cant complain. My groups are already better than I was getting with the SR9. The heft makes it a pleasure to shoot.
I already picked up a set of factory rubber grips. Plus there is a variety of other aftermarket goodies out there to be had. I might tinker with springs in the near future. Competition sights might be nice too. A hammer from CZcustom or CGW sounds nice, but that can wait a while.
Only downside I have found is that the chamber has a very short lead. Nearly everything I have left over from the SR9 will not fully chamber in the CZ. I mostly reload truncated cone bullets. Regular round nose probably wouldnt have been much of an issue. No big deal really, just gives me a reason to work up some new loads.
Sorry for the rant. Just wanted to share my opinion with those who might be interested.
